Years of service 1898 - 1903 Awards Medal of Honor Role Medal of Honor | Name Harry Harvey Rank Sergeant | |
Born February 16, 1873
New York, New York ( 1873-02-16 ) Place of burial Los Angeles National Cemetery
Los Angeles, California Allegiance United States of America Service/branch United States Marine Corps Battles/wars Philippine–American War Died April 5, 1929, Los Angeles, California, United States Spouse Beatrice Harvey (m. ?–1929) Movies The Clean Gun, The Devil's Bait, Who Pays?, The Black Horse Bandit Similar People Henry King, Ruth Roland, Harry A Pollard, Gypsy Abbott, Philo McCullough | ||
Battles and wars Philippine–American War | ||
Harry Harvey (February 16, 1873 – April 5, 1928) was a United States Marine who was awarded the United States highest honor, the Medal of Honor for "meritorious conduct" during the Philippine–American War.
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Biography
Harvey was born in New York City. He joined the Marine Corps from Brooklyn in February 1898, and was honorably discharged 5 years later.
Harry Harvey is buried in the Los Angeles National Cemetery, California Section 60, Row E.
Medal of Honor citation
Rank and organization: Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps. Born: June 4, 1873, New York, N.Y. Accredited to: New Jersey. G.O. No.: 55, July 19, 1901. Citation:
Citation:
Served in battle against the enemy at Benictican, 16 February 1900. Throughout this action and in the presence of the enemy, Harvey distinguished himself by meritorious conduct.